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can tourist Is the city Of Edinburgh, and It was
especially so to me- not only ON account OF the his

can tourist tS the city Of Edinburgh and it was
especially so to me, not only on account OF the his
many beautiful features, but for the memorable
controversy took part in with the Free Church
during my first visit TO Scotland The facts are
these: That church had sent deputatiOn to the
United States Immediately after SEPARATING Itself
from the established church Of Scotland to collect
money 70 9nd chnrches and support It's ministry
thousand pounds for this purpose In the Slave
States, and presumably from shareholders. Geo
ny an ss v Sa n
We felt that it would be good testimony against
slavery II we could induce the Free church to fol-
to send back the money. The debate was sharp
grSsas' Ne Nearly everybody in scotland out:
side Of freedom. and were Tor sending back the
money. This sentiment was written On the pave
str The very air Was FUN Of the
Money Forgetting that was in a monarchy
e9d mot IN This into
Arthurs Seat. Twas soon thereafter arrested for
On Sy w 1SeI apology visited the same spot
grass Of forty years had obliterated ali traces Of
the famous formula and my humiliation as It has
sentiment itself. The money, however. was never
sent back. for Scotchmen do not part with money
without knowing where1ore--a lesson which col
ably change their relations to the people and civil
tzati0n OF our age.
IMPRESSIONS OF ENGLAND.
nave traveied since left you, not only in Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland but In France Swttzer-
land, Italy, Athens and Egypt. The most civilized
the best cultivated and apparently the most pros
here goes to waste. Every inch or her fertile soil
Is cultivated, and made to yield abundant harvests
Inc Inc average crop OF wheat is &c bushels TO the
acre-exceeoing that OF our best Western lands Its
nelds are pictures In frames Of rich hedges adorned
with leaves and flowers; its people are well be-
smooth and round; its pubic buildings substan-
tial and imposing; its houses neat ample and com.
forsa6le Everything here exhibits the mark Of
roads for the comfort OF travellers is some
what clumsy; they lack over there our en-
cellent system OF checks. but the protection
speed Is attained. The railroad crossings
for teams are spauned by bridges-no teams cross
On 9r sne rails ana hence nobody is run over as in
London-the greatest city, with the greatest popu-
iation IN the word-a population which is just
two and half million then; it has i've million
now was there long enough to revisit st. Paul's,
Ine Galiery the British Museum West
and to visit Buffalo Bills show--for this is the
latest addition to London life-and you would be
ast0nished to see the hundreds of thousands that
mock DAY AFTER day to see this wonder of the wild
west. II any American wants to have vivid I'M
preston OF human progress, and to shudder at
Cne ueIt! anu paTUaTiSm OF England Few GEN.
don and look upon the terrible things he will see
there-t0rture aud death are written all over that
ancient prison. But must stop here with Eng.
land, otherwise shall hardly reacn in my narra-
i've any one OF the other great countries it was
my Yood fortune to visit during my stay abroad.
Even as the matter now stands. must POSTPONE
70 another occasion remarks upon other features
OF my tour.
In leaving London we went directly to Paris and
spent there several weeks. We hardly felt our.
selves IN strange land and among strangers till
we reached This wonderful city-the center OF
laShlOn, talk, refinement, and art-where we no
longer heard our mother tongue OF saw our Eng
usn ana American manners. The sensation was
strange, put not dlsagreeable. We were in city
OF great historical events marvellous transitions,
startling revolutions, where human passion has
Deen more powerfully displayed in riot and ruin
than In any other city OF modern times A whole
wilderness OF horrors are suggested when its name
Is mentioned, and yet there we found 1t quiet Or
derry, majestic, and beautiful full OF life and
beaming with cheerfulness and thronged with
seemingly happy people.